Dodgers are 'most likely' to make an unfortunate Will Smith decision amid injury
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are once again the top World Series contenders this season. But, as seen with Will Smith, that doesn’t mean everything is going well.
Smith has been out for a few days now due to injury, but there has been some uncertainty about how long he’d continue to miss. But the recent update is not what fans will like to hear.
According to Jack Harris of The California Post, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts revealed Smith is “most likely” to land on the injured list, with Thursday being the date he’s expected to hit the IL.
Dodgers ‘most likely’ placing Will Smith on IL
“Dave Roberts said it’s ‘most likely’ Will Smith will go on the IL – though that move probably won’t officially come until tomorrow,” Harris reports.
This is a rough update for the Dodgers as the 43-24 ball club is losing one of its key players for some time due to injury.
Smith has a neck issue that, while Harris reports it’s progressing, is still not good enough for him to return to game action this season.
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The Dodgers catcher last played on June 5, meaning that the Dodgers could place him on the injured list retroactive to June 6 and not have to wait for him to return to action 10 days from his 10-day IL placement.
Instead, he could return a bit sooner, which does seem like a possibility. But Harris noted that Roberts wants to give Smith a little bit of a ramp-up period to get back on track this season before throwing him into the starting lineup.
So, while it’s “most likely” that Smith is landing on the injured list on Thursday, it’s not all bad news, as he shouldn’t be out for too much longer, and is progressing from this neck issue that’s forced him to miss some time this June.
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